<p>Ascent Rift Valley Fund, managed by Ascent Capital Africa, invests in East African entrepreneurs and enterprises with a proven track record and provides advisory services, trainings, and network-based support. The Fund targets transactions of USD 2-15 million.</p>

<p>Beyond Capital is an impact investment fund that invests in for-profit social enterprises in India and East Africa. In addition, Beyond Capital provides management assistance, mentoring and expert advisory services. It typically invests between USD 25,000 and USD 100,000.</p>

AkiraChix is a not for profit organisation that runs a one-year technical training programme, targeting young women from Nairobi, Kenya. Each year, AkiraChix selects 30 Kenyan women to take part in an intensive course on programming, design and entrepreneurship, delivered by a team of trainers from the technology industry. Throughout the programme, students receive mentorship from leading women in the tech industry, who guide them toward becoming leaders in business and in their communities.

@iBizAfrica&nbsp;is a business incubator operating within @iLabAfrica, a Centre of Excellence in ICT innovation and Development at Kenya's Strathmore University. @iBizAfrica provides early stage digital startups with one-on-one mentoring, seed capital, legal advice, financial expertise, relevant training and physical resources. Tech entrepreneurs and startups at @iBizAfrica receive work space, linkages to similar international programmes, access to networking events and opportunities to pitch to investors, including venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity groups and banks.

Based at University of Nairobi, C4DLab is a research and development lab, which runs a start-up incubation hub for start-ups with a digital or computing element. Leveraging the University's community and network, C4DLab's incubation programme brings start-ups from idea stage to growth stage by providing necessary resources and services, including mentorship, desk space, internet, research, hardware materials and access to a network potential business partners or funders. In addition, C4DLab offers its start-ups access to a pool of high-quality, free talent from the student population at the University.

Chandaria Business Innovation and Incubator Center (Chandaria-BIIC), based at Kenyatta University, focuses on nurturing student ideas and converting them into commerically viable businesses to be incubated. For a period of 12 months, entrepreneurs at Chandria-BIIC are provided with services, such as business development services, seed capital, work space, telephone services, high speed internet, stationery, administrative support, professional guidance and mentorship.

DOB Equity is an impact fund investing in socially responsible businesses across sectors in East Africa. It focuses on scalable and innovative companies that improve low and middle income population's access to goods and services.

Enterprise Kenya is a government-sponsored national accelerator that provides Kenyan entrepreneurs operating in the ICT sector with investments and networking opportunities with key actors in the Kenyan and international ecosystem for tech entrepreneurship. In addition, the programme aims to support innovation and technology in Kenya by creating a supportive regulatory environment for entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses.

Gearbox is an initiative that aims to improve the ecosystem for hardware entrepreneurship. Through membership at Gearbox, manufacturing and digitial hardware entrepreneurs gain access to training and mentorship, educational resoursces, machinery, technical support, co-working space, events and a wide network of relevant experts, investors and corporates.

GrowthAfrica provides acceleration programmes, strategic advice and access to investments for local businesses, and provides a platform for international companies to access the African market.